Chapter 83. to establish two additional land districts in the State of Nebraska
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CHAP. 83.— An Act to establish two additional land districts in the State of Nebraska.April 16, 1890. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Public lands.Broken Bow and Alliance land districts, Nebraska, established.Broken Bow district. That all that portion of the State of Nebraska bounded and described as follows: Commencing at a point where the fifth guide meridian west of the sixth principal meridian intersects the line between townships twenty-six and twenty-seven north; thence east along said line to the northeastBoundaries. corner of township twenty-six north, of range twenty-one west; thence, south to the fifth standard parallel north; thence east along said standard parallel to the second guide meridian west; thence south to the fourth standard parallel north; thence west to the southwest corner of township seventeen north, of range twenty-seven west; thence north to the northeast corner of township eighteen north, of range twenty-eight west; thence west to the fifth guide meridian west; and thence north along said fifth guide meridian west to the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby, constituted a new land district, to be called the Broken Bow land 56FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Chs. 83-85. 1890. Office at Broken Bow.district, the land office for which shall be located at Broken Bow, in the State of Nebraska. Sec. 2. Alliance district. That all that portion of the State of Nebraska bounded and Boundaries.described as fellows: Commencing at a point where the line between townships twenty-seven and twenty-eight north intersects the western boundary of the State; thence east along said township line to the northeast corner of township twenty-seven north, of range forty-one west; thence south to the southeast corner of township nineteen north, of range forty-one west; thence west to the southwest corner of township nineteen north, of range forty-five west, all of the sixth principal meridian; thence north to the fifth standard parallel north; thence west along said fifth standard parallel north to the western boundary of the State; and thence along said boundary line to place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby, constituted a new land Office at Alliance.District, to be called the Alliance land district, the land office for which district shall be located at Alliance, in the State of Nebraska.
Sec. 3. Register and receiver to be appointed. That the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, is hereby authorized to appoint a register and receiver for each of the said land districts hereby created, who shall reside in the places where the land offices are located, and shall discharge like and similar duties and receive the same amount of compensation therefor as other officers discharging like duties in the laud offices of Change, etc., of Districts.the State of Nebraska; and said land districts shall be subjected, as other land districts are, under the laws, to be changed or consolidated Change In location of office.with any other district or districts, and the land offices may be changed to any other location by order of the President.
Approved, April 16, 1890.